# 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | New to rankings from previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 26 | Week 3 Dec. 3 | Week 4 Dec. 10 | Week 5 Dec. 17 | Week 6 Dec. 24 | Week 7 Dec. 31 | Week 8 Jan. 7 | Week 9 Jan. 14 | Week 10 Jan. 21 | Week 11 Jan. 28 | Week 12 Feb. 4 | Week 13 Feb. 11 | Week 14 Feb. 18 | Week 15 Feb. 25 | Week 16 Mar. 4 | Final Mar. 11 | |
| 1. | UNLV | UNLV (0–0) | UNLV (1–0) | UNLV (2–0) | UNLV (3–0) | UNLV (5–0) | UNLV (6–0) | UNLV (8–0) | UNLV (11–0) | UNLV (13–0) | UNLV (15–0) | UNLV (18–0) | UNLV (20–0) | UNLV (22–0) | UNLV (25–0) | UNLV (27–0) | UNLV (30–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Arkansas | Arizona (5–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Arkansas (7–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (15–1) | Arkansas (17–1) | Arkansas (20–1) | Arkansas (22–1) | Ohio State (19–1) | Ohio State (22–1) | Ohio State (24–1) | Ohio State (25–1) | Arkansas (31–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Arizona | Arkansas (3–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Syracuse (9–0) | Syracuse (11–0) | Syracuse (12–0) | Indiana (14–1) | Indiana (14–1) | Indiana (16–1) | Ohio State (17–0) | Ohio State (18–1) | Arkansas (22–2) | Arkansas (25–2) | Arkansas (27–2) | Indiana (25–4) | Indiana (27–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan State | North Carolina (1–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Arizona (7–1) | Arizona (7–1) | Arizona (8–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Ohio State (12–0) | Ohio State (14–0) | Ohio State (15–0) | Indiana (18–2) | Indiana (20–2) | Indiana (22–2) | Indiana (22–3) | North Carolina (20–4) | Syracuse (26–4) | North Carolina (25–5) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina | Michigan State (1–0) | Duke (5–1) | Georgetown (5–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Indiana (10–1) | Indiana (12–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (13–1) | Arizona (15–2) | St. John's (15–2) | Arizona (18–3) | Duke (21–4) | Syracuse (22–3) | Indiana (23–4) | Arkansas (28–3) | Ohio State (25–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | Alabama (1–0) | Georgetown (3–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Indiana (8–1) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Arizona (11–2) | Arizona (13–2) | Syracuse (16–2) | Arizona (16–3) | Duke (18–4) | Arizona (19–4) | North Carolina (19–4) | Syracuse (24–4) | Duke (25–6) | Duke (26–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Alabama | Syracuse (3–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Indiana (7–1) | Ohio State (6–0) | North Carolina (7–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (13–2) | North Carolina (13–2) | Duke (16–4) | Syracuse (19–3) | Syracuse (20–3) | Duke (22–5) | Arizona (22–5) | North Carolina (22–5) | Syracuse (26–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Indiana | Duke (3–1) | UCLA (4–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Duke (8–2) | Duke (9–2) | Syracuse (13–1) | Syracuse (14–2) | Kentucky (14–2) | Syracuse (17–3) | St. John's (16–3) | North Carolina (17–4) | Kansas (19–4) | Duke (23–6) | Utah (26–2) | Arizona (26–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgetown | Georgetown (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | Duke (6–2) | St. John's (9–0) | St. John's (9–0) | Connecticut (10–1) | Kentucky (12–2) | Duke (15–3) | North Carolina (14–3) | North Carolina (15–3) | Southern Miss (17–2) | Arizona (20–5) | Utah (25–2) | Arizona (24–6) | Kentucky (22–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Ohio State | Indiana (2–1) | North Carolina (3–1) | Duke (6–2) | LSU (4–1) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (10–1) | St. John's (10–1) | St. John's (11–2) | St. John's (13–2) | Kentucky (15–3) | Kentucky (17–3) | East Tennessee State (21–2) | Utah (24–2) | Kansas (20–5) | Kentucky (22–6) | Utah (28–3) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | Ohio State (1–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Pittsburgh (9–1) | Pittsburgh (11–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Oklahoma (13–2) | UCLA (14–3) | Nebraska (17–2) | Virginia (16–4) | Kansas (17–4) | Southern Miss (19–3) | New Mexico State (21–3) | New Mexico State (23–4) | Nebraska (26–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Pittsburgh | UCLA (3–0) | Alabama (2–1) | LSU (4–1) | Georgetown (6–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Duke (12–3) | East Tennessee State (14–1) | UCLA (15–4) | Southern Miss (14–2) | New Mexico State (17–2) | Kentucky (19–5) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Kansas (21–6) | Kansas (22–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Syracuse | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | St. John's (8–0) | Connecticut (6–1) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Virginia (9–2) | Connecticut (12–2) | Oklahoma (14–3) | Utah (19–1) | East Tennessee State (18–2) | St. John's (16–5) | East Tennessee State (23–3) | Kentucky (20–6) | Nebraska (24–6) | Seton Hall (22–8) | 13. |
| 14. | LSU | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) | St. John's (6–0) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–2) | LSU (7–2) | Duke (10–3) | Virginia (10–3) | Nebraska (16–2) | LSU (13–4) | UCLA (16–5) | Utah (22–2) | Nebraska (21–4) | Southern Miss (20–4) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Oklahoma State (22–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Oklahoma | Connecticut (1–0) | Southern Miss (1–0) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Connecticut (5–1) | LSU (6–2) | Georgetown (7–2) | Georgetown (9–2) | East Tennessee State (12–2) | Southern Miss (10–1) | Virginia (14–4) | Nebraska (18–3) | UCLA (17–6) | New Mexico State (19–3) | Nebraska (23–5) | East Tennessee State (28–4) | New Mexico State (23–5) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | Virginia (2–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Connecticut (3–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | Georgetown (6–2) | Kentucky (8–2) | East Tennessee State (10–1) | Pittsburgh (14–3) | LSU (12–3) | East Tennessee State (15–2) | New Mexico State (16–2) | Kentucky (17–5) | Oklahoma State (18–5) | UCLA (20–7) | LSU (20–8) | UCLA (23–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Connecticut | Georgia (2–0) | St. John's (3–0) | South Carolina (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–2) | East Tennessee State (9–1) | Pittsburgh (12–3) | Nebraska (16–1) | Pittsburgh (14–4) | Southern Miss (12–2) | Utah (20–2) | Nebraska (19–4) | UCLA (18–7) | St. John's (19–6) | UCLA (21–8) | East Tennessee State (28–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | Oklahoma (2–1) | LSU (2–1) | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Nebraska (14–1) | Southern Miss (8–1) | Virginia (11–4) | Georgetown (12–5) | Kansas (15–4) | Georgetown (15–6) | St. John's (17–6) | LSU (19–7) | Mississippi State (20–7) | Princeton (24–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Temple | Southern Miss (0–0) | Michigan State (1–2) | Virginia (5–2) | Virginia (5–2) | Virginia (6–2) | Nebraska (12–1) | Southern Miss (6–1) | Georgetown (10–3) | Connecticut (12–4) | Pittsburgh (15–5) | LSU (13–6) | Virginia (17–7) | LSU (17–7) | East Tennessee State (24–4) | Princeton (23–2) | Alabama (21–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Missouri | LSU (1–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Alabama (2–2) | Southern Miss (3–1) | East Tennessee State (8–1) | South Carolina (9–2) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (10–3) | Utah (17–1) | New Mexico State (15–2) | Georgetown (13–6) | LSU (15–7) | Virginia (19–7) | Seton Hall (18–7) | St. John's (20–7) | St. John's (20–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Georgia | St. John's (2–0) | South Carolina (4–1) т | Michigan State (2–2) | East Tennessee State (7–1) | Southern Miss (3–1) | Southern Miss (5–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | New Mexico State (11–1) | Georgetown (11–4) | Oklahoma (14–5) | New Orleans (19–3) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Mississippi State (17–6) | Princeton (20–2) | Seton Hall (19–8) | Mississippi State (20–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Virginia (3–2) т | Southern Miss (2–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Iowa (11–1) | Iowa (12–2) | South Carolina (13–3) | Michigan State (12–4) | New Orleans (15–2) | Oklahoma State (15–4) | Pittsburgh (17–7) | Pittsburgh (18–8) | Pittsburgh (19–9) | Southern Miss (21–6) | LSU (20–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Louisville | Missouri (0–0) | Texas (1–1) | Georgia Tech (3–2) | Texas (3–2) | Iowa (9–1) | New Mexico State (8–1) | New Mexico State (9–1) | Utah (15–1) | New Mexico State (12–2) | Georgia Tech (12–5) | Oklahoma (15–6) | Mississippi State (15–6) | Princeton (18–2) | Mississippi State (18–7) | Texas (20–7) | Texas (22–8) | 23. |
| 24. | Southern Miss | Villanova (2–0) | Temple (1–1) | East Tennessee State (6–1) | Michigan State (3–3) | New Mexico State (7–1) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Georgia Tech (9–3) | Iowa (13–3) | New Orleans (15–2) | Kansas (13–4) | Pittsburgh (15–7) | Texas (16–5) | Seton Hall (16–7) | Alabama (17–8) | Alabama (18–9) | DePaul (20–8) | 24. |
| 25. | St. John's | Louisville (0–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Texas (3–2) | Princeton (7–0) | Michigan State (5–3) | Michigan State (7–3) | UTEP (10–2) | Seton Hall (10–3) | South Carolina (13–4) | Seton Hall (13–4) | Michigan State (13–6) | Princeton (16–2) | Georgetown (15–8) | Virginia (19–9) | DePaul (18–8) | Southern Miss (21–7) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 26 | Week 3 Dec. 3 | Week 4 Dec. 10 | Week 5 Dec. 17 | Week 6 Dec. 24 | Week 7 Dec. 31 | Week 8 Jan. 7 | Week 9 Jan. 14 | Week 10 Jan. 21 | Week 11 Jan. 28 | Week 12 Feb. 4 | Week 13 Feb. 11 | Week 14 Feb. 18 | Week 15 Feb. 25 | Week 16 Mar. 4 | Final Mar. 11 | |
| | | Dropped: Temple (0–1) | Dropped: Missouri (2–1)Villanova (2–1)Louisville (0–1) | Dropped: Temple (2–2) | Dropped: Alabama (2–3)Georgia Tech (4–3) | Dropped: Texas (4–3)Princeton (8–1) | Dropped: Georgia (7–3) | Dropped: Michigan State (8–4) | None | Dropped: Iowa (13–5) | Dropped: Connecticut (12–6) | Dropped: Seton Hall (13–6) | Dropped: New Orleans (19–5)Oklahoma (15–8)Michigan State (13–6) | Dropped: Texas (17–6) | Dropped: Georgetown (16–9) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (20–10)Virginia (20–10) | None | |

## Coaches Poll

The Coaches poll expanded to 25 teams beginning with the 1990–91 season.
| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 27 | Week 3 Dec. 4 | Week 4 Dec. 11 | Week 5 Dec. 18 | Week 6 Dec. 25 | Week 7 Jan. 1 | Week 8 Jan. 8 | Week 9 Jan. 15 | Week 10 Jan. 22 | Week 11 Jan. 29 | Week 12 Feb. 5 | Week 13 Feb. 12 | Week 14 Feb. 19 | Week 15 Feb. 26 | Week 16 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| 1. | UNLV | Arizona (5–0) | UNLV (1–0) | UNLV (2–0) | UNLV (3–0) | UNLV (5–0) | UNLV (6–0) | UNLV (8–0) | UNLV (11–0) | UNLV (13–0) | UNLV (15–0) | UNLV (18–0) | UNLV (20–0) | UNLV (22–0) | UNLV (25–0) | UNLV (27–0) | UNLV (30–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Arizona | UNLV (0–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Arkansas (7–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (15–1) | Arkansas (17–1) | Arkansas (20–1) | Arkansas (22–1) | Ohio State (19–1) | Ohio State (22–1) | Ohio State (24–1) | Ohio State (25–1) | Arkansas (31–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Syracuse (9–0) | Arizona (8–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Indiana (14–1) | Ohio State (14–0) | Indiana (16–1) | Ohio State (17–0) | Ohio State (18–1) | Arkansas (22–2) | Arkansas (25–2) | Arkansas (27–2) | Indiana (25–4) | Indiana (27–4) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Georgetown (5–0) | Arizona (7–1) | Syracuse (11–0) | Syracuse (12–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | Indiana (14–1) | Ohio State (15–0) | Indiana (18–2) | Indiana (20–2) | Indiana (22–2) | Indiana (22–3) | North Carolina (20–4) | Syracuse (26–4) | North Carolina (25–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan State | Michigan State (1–0) | Duke (5–1) | Arizona (7–1) | UCLA (7–0) | Indiana (10–1) | Indiana (12–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (13–1) | Arizona (15–2) | St. John's (15–2) | Arizona (18–3) | Duke (21–4) | Syracuse (22–3) | Arizona (22–5) | Duke (25–6) | Ohio State (25–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | Georgetown (2–0) | Georgetown (3–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Indiana (8–1) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Arizona (11–2) | Arizona (13–2) | Duke (15–3) | Arizona (16–3) | Duke (18–4) | Arizona (19–4) | North Carolina (19–4) | Syracuse (24–4) | Arkansas (28–3) | Duke (26–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Georgetown | Syracuse (3–0) | Indiana (4–1) т | Ohio State (4–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | North Carolina (7–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (13–2) | Syracuse (16–2) | Duke (16–4) | St. John's (16–3) | Syracuse (20–3) | Duke (22–5) | Indiana (23–4) | Arizona (24–6) | Arizona (26–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Indiana | Alabama (1–0) | UCLA (4–0) т | Duke (6–2) | North Carolina (6–1) | Duke (8–2) | Duke (9–2) | Syracuse (13–1) | Syracuse (14–2) | North Carolina (13–2) | Syracuse (17–3) | Syracuse (19–3) | North Carolina (17–4) | Arizona (20–5) | Duke (23–6) | North Carolina (22–5) | Syracuse (26–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama | Duke (3–1) | Ohio State (3–0) | Indiana (7–1) | Duke (6–2) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (10–1) | Connecticut (10–1) | Duke (12–3) | St. John's (13–2) | North Carolina (14–3) | North Carolina (15–3) | East Tennessee State (21–2) | Kansas (19–4) | Kansas (20–5) | Utah (26–2) | Nebraska (26–7) | 9. |
| 10. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | Georgetown (6–1) | St. John's (9–0) | St. John's (9–0) | St. John's (10–1) | St. John's (11–2) | UCLA (14–3) | Kentucky (15–3) | East Tennessee State (19–2) | Southern Miss (17–2) | Utah (24–2) | Utah (25–2) | Kansas (21–6) | Utah (28–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Ohio State | Indiana (2–1) | Connecticut (3–0) | LSU (4–1) | LSU (4–1) | Pittsburgh (9–1) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Duke (10–3) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Oklahoma (14–3) | Nebraska (17–2) | UCLA (16–5) | Kansas (17–4) | Southern Miss (19–3) | New Mexico State (21–3) | New Mexico State (23–4) | Seton Hall (22–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Oklahoma | Ohio State (1–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Oklahoma (8–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | LSU (7–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Connecticut (12–2) | Nebraska (16–2) | East Tennessee State (15–2) | Southern Miss (14–2) | St. John's (16–5) | East Tennessee State (23–3) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | East Tennessee State (28–4) | Kansas (22–7) | 12. |
| 13. | LSU | Connecticut (1–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) т | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Georgia (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Connecticut (8–1) | Georgetown (9–2) | Nebraska (16–1) | East Tennessee State (14–1) | UCLA (15–4) | Virginia (16–4) | Utah (22–2) | Nebraska (21–4) | Nebraska (23–5) | Nebraska (24–6) | Oklahoma State (22–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Connecticut | Pittsburgh (2–0) т | Oklahoma (4–1) т | Oklahoma (6–1) | St. John's (8–0) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Pittsburgh (11–2) | Nebraska (14–1) | Pittsburgh (14–3) | LSU (12–3) | LSU (13–4) | Nebraska (18–3) | UCLA (17–6) | New Mexico State (19–3) | St. John's (19–6) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | UCLA (23–8) | 14. |
| 15. | Pittsburgh | Georgia Tech (1–0) т | Alabama (2–1) | St. John's (6–0) | Connecticut (5–1) | Connecticut (6–1) | Nebraska (12–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Virginia (10–3) | Southern Miss (10–1) | Utah (19–1) | Utah (20–2) | New Mexico State (17–2) | Oklahoma State (18–5) | UCLA (20–7) | UCLA (21–8) | East Tennessee State (28–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Syracuse | Georgia (2–0) т | Southern Miss (1–0) | Connecticut (3–1) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Georgetown (6–2) | Georgetown (7–2) | Pittsburgh (12–3) | East Tennessee State (12–2) | Pittsburgh (14–4) | Southern Miss (12–2) | New Mexico State (16–2) | Nebraska (19–4) | St. John's (17–6) | Southern Miss (20–4) | Mississippi State (20–7) | Alabama (21–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma (2–1) т | LSU (2–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | East Tennessee (9–1) | East Tennessee State (10–1) | LSU (10–3) | Utah (17–1) | Pittsburgh (15–5) | Kansas (15–4) | Georgetown (15–6) | UCLA (18–7) | LSU (19–7) | St. John's (20–7) | New Mexico State (23–5) | 17. |
| 18. | Southern Miss | Virginia (2–1) | St. John's (3–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Southern Miss (3–1) | Michigan State (5–3) | Southern Miss (5–1) | New Mexico State (9–1) | Georgetown (10–3) | Michigan State (12–4) | Virginia (14–4) | New Orleans (19–3) | Virginia (17–7) | LSU (17–7) | East Tennessee State (24–4) | LSU (20–8) | Mississippi State (20–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia | Southern Miss (0–0) т | Michigan State (1–2) | Georgia Tech (3–2) | East Tennessee State (7–1) | East Tennessee State (8–1) т | Iowa (11–1) | LSU (8–3) | New Mexico State (11–1) | Connecticut (12–4) | New Mexico State (15–2) | Georgetown (13–6) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Virginia (19–7) | Princeton (20–2) | Southern Miss (21–6) | St. John's (20–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Kansas | Texas (0–0) т | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Michigan State (2–2) | New Mexico State (6–1) | Nebraska (10–1) т | New Mexico State (8–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Southern Miss (8–1) | Georgetown (11–4) | Georgetown (12–5) | Oklahoma State (15–4) | Alabama (15–6) | Princeton (18–2) | Alabama (17–8) | DePaul (18–8) | Princeton (24–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas | Missouri (0–0) т | New Mexico State (4–0) | Alabama (2–2) | Nebraska (9–1) | Iowa (9–1) | Michigan State (7–3) | South Carolina (10–2) | Seton Hall (10–3) | Virginia (11–4) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Alabama (13–6) | Texas (16–5) | Mississippi State (17–6) | Georgia Tech (16–7) | Alabama (18–9) | LSU (20–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Virginia (5–2) | Princeton (7–0) | Southern Miss (3–1) т | Virginia (7–2) | Georgia Tech (9–3) | South Carolina (13–3) | New Mexico State (12–2) | New Orleans (17–2) | LSU (13–6) | Michigan State (13–6) | Georgetown (15–8) | Seton Hall (18–7) | Princeton (23–2) | Michigan State (18–10) | 22. |
| 23. | Georgia | St. John's (2–0) | Kansas (2–1) | Southern Miss (2–1) | Temple (3–2) | New Mexico State (7–1) т | South Carolina (9–2) | Southern Miss (6–1) | Utah (15–1) | New Orleans (15–2) | Connecticut (12–6) | Oklahoma (15–6) | Wake Forest (16–7) | Texas (17–6) т | Texas (18–6) | Seton Hall (19–8) | Georgetown (18–12) | 23. |
| 24. | Temple | LSU (1–1) | Texas (1–1) | Texas (3–2) | Michigan State (3–3) | Virginia (6–2) т | Georgia (7–3) | Michigan State (8–4) | New Orleans (13–2) | Kansas (11–4) | Seton Hall (13–4) | Texas (14–5) | New Orleans (19–5) | Alabama (16–7) т | NC State (16–8) | Louisiana Tech (21–9) | NC State (19–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Notre Dame | New Mexico State (2–0) т Houston (2–0) т | East Tennessee State (3–1) | Villanova (5–1) | DePaul (6–2) | Alabama (6–3) т | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Georgia (8–4) | Wyoming (13–2) | Georgia Tech (10–5) | Georgia Tech (12–5) | Mississippi State (14–5) | LSU (15–7) | Seton Hall (16–7) т NC State (15–7) т | Georgetown (16–9) | Texas (20–7) | Texas (22–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 27 | Week 3 Dec. 4 | Week 4 Dec. 11 | Week 5 Dec. 18 | Week 6 Dec. 25 | Week 7 Jan. 1 | Week 8 Jan. 8 | Week 9 Jan. 15 | Week 10 Jan. 22 | Week 11 Jan. 29 | Week 12 Feb. 5 | Week 13 Feb. 12 | Week 14 Feb. 19 | Week 15 Feb. 26 | Week 16 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| | | Dropped: KansasTemple (0–1)Notre Dame | Dropped: Virginia (3–2)Missouri (2–1)Louisville (0–1)Houston | Dropped: New Mexico StateKansasEast Tennessee State | Dropped: Kentucky (5–1)Georgia TechAlabamaVirginia (5–2)Texas (3–2)Villanova | Dropped: PrincetonTempleDePaul | Dropped: Alabama | None | Dropped: Iowa (13–3)Georgia TechMichigan StateGeorgia | Dropped: Seton HallSouth CarolinaWyoming | Dropped: Michigan StateKansas (13–4) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (15–7)ConnecticutSeton HallGeorgia Tech | Dropped: OklahomaMississippi State (15–6) | Dropped: Michigan StateWake ForestNew Orleans | Dropped: Virginia (19–9)Mississippi State (18–7) | Dropped: Georgia TechNC StateGeorgetown (16–11) | Dropped: Southern Miss (21–7)DePaul (20–8)Louisiana Tech (21–9) | |